What Does Gas Cost In Your Area?
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Economy, Social ProgramsFueleconomy.gov has the answer
July 12th, 2005 | Permalink| 4 Comments »
Archive for the 'Social Programs' Category
Overturning Roe v. Wade Good For Liberal Morale?
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Social Programs, Supreme CourtThat’s what this LA Times article proposes: WASHINGTON â€â€? Social conservatives relish the idea that Justice Sandra Day O’Connor’s resignation from the Supreme Court has moved them one step closer to their goal of outlawing abortion. Liberals are vowing to fight any potential successor who would, unlike O’Connor, favor overturning Roe vs. Wade, the 1973 [...]
July 5th, 2005 | Permalink| No Comments »
Punshing Dead Beat Dads Curbs Pregnancy
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Good Decisions, Social ProgramsIf you prosecute them, they’ll stop breeding. Gotta love that!
June 23rd, 2005 | Permalink| 45 Comments »
Some More On The Minimum Wage
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Social ProgramsSome key links to understanding what’s going on with the minimum wage
June 21st, 2005 | Permalink| No Comments »
Edwards, The Left and Poverty
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Elections, General Politics, Social ProgramsPolitical Wire makes a good point about Edwards poverty intiatives…
June 21st, 2005 | Permalink| No Comments »
More Criticism Of “30 Days”
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Social ProgramsThis time from In The Agora: According to the Labor Department’s 2004 “Characteristics of Minimum Wage Workers,” approximately 59% of the working population in the US is paid at hourly rates. Of those, only 2.7% make minimum wage or less. Only 1.7% of hourly workers over 25 are paid minimum wage. Notice that the number [...]
June 19th, 2005 | Permalink| 1 Comment »
Do We Need To Fix The Minimum Wage?
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Ideas, Social ProgramsAn idea for helping those at the bottom of the ladder get a little higher up.
June 19th, 2005 | Permalink| 2 Comments »
30 Days
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Social ProgramsA new reality television program sheds light on social issues. But is it honest?
June 19th, 2005 | Permalink| No Comments »
To Cut Subsidies Or Not…
By Justin Gardner | Related entries in Social ProgramsNew World Bank chief and former Department of Defense heavy, Paul Wolfowitz, is calling for cutting subsidies for richer countries to help out the poorer. Good idea or bad for America?
June 16th, 2005 | Permalink| No Comments »
